White Knuckle

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Hands down (haha) the best hyper-mobility game I've ever played with a dreadfully effusive atmosphere. Slowly hobbling through the tutorial for the first time immediately immerses you within the Rose Mountain Super Structure, only for you to return with 10-20 hours under your belt with your newly acquired skills (that you have always had access to) opening brand new routes that allow you to soar across rooms that once felt tedious. Heavily inspired by Metroidvanias (shortcuts, 'hidden' abilities / movement tech that's there from the start), the team's intensive focus on mechanics and pathing - both at the micro (inside of rooms / zones) and macro (whole runs, shortcuts, resource management) scales - breathes fresh life into the Roguelike genre that has oversaturated Indie markets since the late 2010s. Developing the skillset, mental maps, and muscle memory to navigate the tortuous passages of the RMSS feels rewarding in a way few other roguelikes have ever achieved. With its unique and inspired blend of movement mechanics, Metroidvania-esque secrets and branching paths, Roguelike progression, and Survival Horror resource management / setting, I have no doubt that White Knuckle will cement itself as one of the greats, both within the world of speedrunning and within Indie Gaming at large.